Shepard Fairey's studio ~ we were lucky enough to visit his studio during Simple Pleasures ~ and you wouldn't believe how incredibly inspiring the space is... wall to wall inspiration and quite the library

Visual sneak peek inside the world of Obey Giant, Studio Number One, and the Subliminal Projects Gallery

Just what we all need in summer ~ playfully refreshing Missoni prints ~ Missoni Columbia Halter Bikini and the Missoni Corinto Silk Kaftan.

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is finally here!!! On wiiware and pc ~ 5 episodes will launch over the next few months! (i've been playing with the demo, and its awesome)

the 2008 Diesel Wall in NY is now up ~ and the winner is Artist Jonathan Sandridge's 'The Good Life' ~ a giant cheeseburger ~ check out the video of the installation!

King Of Games makes the best shirts/hoodies from old games ~ here's the Famicom 20th Anniversary shirt, and the retro game boxes as packaging is brilliant as well!

Pauline Baynes, 1922-2008 ~ apparently she was for a long while the only Tolkien illustrator, and her work was even approved by Tolkien himself!

In Vino Veritas by Matali Crasset ~ impressive collection of wine inspired glassware that changes your perspective a bit

Eselkunst has quite the flickr collection of found object insect creations... fascinating how simple yet intricate these are compared to many that have surfaced here

The BMW Blog has an amazing look behind the scenes of the design of the BMW 7 Series

Plust's new Baddy ~ badass glow "guard dwarfs" for the garden... Design by Joe Velluto and A.Fabbian.

Extra Wide Contact Lenses.... for that perfectly doe eyed anime/disney look of innocence

StrangeCo's Friends With You Wish Come True toys ~ blind boxed, they cant be knocked down... and they make a wonderful chime noise that you can see in my video! Also, i love this red mystery colorway!

Shepard Fairey (Obey)'s Studio Number One had a great event today.... Simple Pleasures 01, here's a post to catch up anyone that didn't make it!

Lushpad ~ a fun new spot to buy & sell for modern collectors.... some drool worthy pieces here! And gorgeous site

Liqurious Happy Hour time ~ what we've been drinking with our eyes, the best are all rounded up to help get your weekend started!

Wow. Those are some creepy teeth on this new ring.

Digital Edge PC's gaming table is quite a set up

The Sun Table ~ large outdoor table covered in solar panels... awesome idea, looks beautiful, but one question: won't it get REALLY hot to actually use?

How adorable are these food map containers to grow your own food wherever, whenever?

Freedom Stick ~ what you really need when you go to china to bypass all the net censorship... although getting caught with this on you can't possibly help.

Jeff Jarvis' Amos blog has some great PSA's - here's "Please clean up after your dog" ~ i also love "Please mind your language" with the spew of colorfulness

On today's olympics theme, love the mashup of high fashion and sports ~ great slideshow at NY Times, this is Alexander McQueen for Fencing.

PLAYPOWER! Our friends at the Game Libratory finally got their site up for the 12$ computer... magical 8-bit gaming that you plug into your TV in india...

Happy 08.08.08 ~ Today begins the Beijing Olympics ~ and more marriages and c-sections than any other day...

Oxo Candela Flare lights ~ these little rechargable candle replacements are incredible ~ perfect for parties on the patio on late summer nights... see a full unboxing and review!

Who doesn't need a cast iron ampersand as an interior design element? from House Industries... also comes in aluminum

Pixel Junk's PS3 downlad game Eden ~ is gorgeous, and interesting gameplay, but i'm hearing its a bit hard to get really into.... so pretty though!

Cymbolism ~ what color do you think of when you see the word presented? Also see what other people picked and how you compare...

Citizen-Citizen has an incredible pop up shop in SF at the Silverman Boutique for this month only ~ so cute!

Rachel Gottlieb's "Simplicity to Complex-Form Studies" are a fascinating look at form and the interactions between them...

StrangeCo's Julie West Bumble and Tweet figures are so adorable! Launching .... soon?

The Brain Unmasked ~ incredible visualizations in the slideshow at Technology Review showing new imaging technologies

Sometimes we all need a Worry Hat to make those worries go away.... awesome questionable content today

On interesting moves by Monocle ~ the magazine has opened its inaugural branded news outlet in Fitzrovia, London... and they plan on expanding around the globe.

Fun packaging challenge ~ UGLY Pizza: looks aren't everything... taste is.

Lab81's -Minus&+Plus ~ adorable positive and wickedly negative toys!

Eureka, the Sci-Fi show actually has a behind the scenes Tumblr blog of whats going on on set

Love this piece by Das Kunst

Oooooh Wired has an exclusive sneak peek at the Defcon 16 Badge...

Vitamin Water London CONCEPT STORE! Genius... fun furniture, a wall of vitamin water and a wall of whiteboards... Little Portland Street

Nantaka Joy's Ombre Notebook and Stationary line are gorgeous... "Ombre shades of lace-like patterns adorn the pearlized covers of these travel-sized notebooks."

Impressive tshirt design "Tief Fairies" by Frank Barbara... a skull in the light, and you can see the green fairies pulling at him in the dark (glow ink!)

Check out this teeny tiny snake found in Barbados